This petite kitchen has been given a bright and uplifting refresh with plenty of vintage charm and character

Traditional kitchen with green cabinetry and wood work, cream walls and wooden floors in a 17th-century london maisonette.

Anyone who has ever renovated a period home will be very familiar with the challenges facing Julia and Jenks McColl as they set out to breathe new life into their characterful 17th-century maisonette.

‘Not a single wall or floorboard was straight,’ says Julia. ‘The entire house is beautifully wonky. I dropped a tomato in the kitchen earlier, and it rolled all the way to the other side of the room.’